Intermittency, backup and overcapacity in wind energy: evidence from european countries

In this paper, overcapacity of wind energy is analyzed using panel data techniques for a set of 19 European countries for the span of time 1998-2009. We control for the effect of conventional energy sources, namely coal-based and gas-fired power plants. These energy sources are mainly used to backup...

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Main Author: Flora, Rui Manuel Calado (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/2936
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/2936